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Poll Question: Does very poor spelling, etc, make you look DUMB & worth ignoring?
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    Posted: September 07 2006 at 00:38
Yes, the "edit" button is there, Spell Check is easy to use, etc. (I am thinking of those whose first language is English, of course.) To me, not even bothering to try to get it right (or at least edit a bit) is being disrespectful to yourself, and to your readers & fellow music fans. Do you care about how you are perceived? (If you don't think how you write affects the reader's perception of you, you are wrong.) We communicate with text here, and there are rules and conventions to facilitate better communication via text. (Really, why write lots, if you write very poorly?)
 
Or do all those "rulz" suk?
 
 
Just wondering, BTW -- no particular reason....


Edited by Peter Rideout - September 07 2006 at 00:57
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It could just mean you type really fast and disregard checking what you write altogether, but for the most part I think really poor spelling just shows someone's inability to use a keyboard.Wink

So I guess in order to answer the poll, I'll have to go with... *closes eyes and chooses one randomly*... Are you talking about Hitler the 1st, or Hitler the 2nd?Geek

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English isn't my first language but I do my best to avoid spelling mistakes. I have always been a defender of french and I encourage good use of the languages.

(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.) LOL

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Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

English isn't my first language but I do my best to avoid spelling mistakes. I have always been a defender of french and I encourage good use of the languages.

(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.) LOL

I spot a grammatical error!

"(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.)"

Should be

(Let's hope there aren't any spelling mistakes in there.)

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Yes it does make you look dumb, but the occasional goof is entirely acceptable especally with comonly mispelled words. Another thing I find ridiculously annoying is when someone makes a poll with a simple yes or no question and writes in as many stupid answers as he can think of.
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Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

English isn't my first language but I do my best to avoid spelling mistakes. I have always been a defender of french and I encourage good use of the languages.

(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.) LOL

I spot a grammatical error!

"(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.)"

Should be

(Let's hope there aren't any spelling mistakes in there.)

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Once again, I can say that english isn't my first language so I have a good excuse. Wink

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Originally posted by video vertigo video vertigo wrote:

Yes it does make you look dumb, but the occasional goof is entirely acceptable especally with comonly mispelled words. Another thing I find ridiculously annoying is when someone makes a poll with a simple yes or no question and writes in as many stupid answers as he can think of.

Case in point I guess?Wink
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haha, yes I was wondering if I made a mistake on that post because of the topic. I find it particularly humorous that common is comonly mispled



BTW the second one is on purpose
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LOL nice thread

no.not really.(or perhaps not entirely?)


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Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

It could just mean you type really fast and disregard checking what you write altogether, but for the most part I think really poor spelling just shows someone's inability to use a keyboard.Wink

So I guess in order to answer the poll, I'll have to go with... *closes eyes and chooses one randomly*... Are you talking about Hitler the 1st, or Hitler the 2nd?Geek
 
I can't use a keyboard for sh*t -- it's "hunt and peck," for me. Of course, that forces me to go slowly, but I almost always read over what I've written, before I post it. Then I read it again. (To a large extent, I guess, that just reflects my education & training, my personality, and likely my generation. Plus, my real name is up there, for all to see -- that also likely makes me care more than some. If you Google my name, you get my writing!) 
 
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Yoiks! Double post glitch!Embarrassed


Edited by Peter Rideout - September 07 2006 at 01:18
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Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

English isn't my first language but I do my best to avoid spelling mistakes. I have always been a defender of french and I encourage good use of the languages.

(Let's hope there isn't any spelling mistakes in there.) LOL
Geek Your "french" needs a capital "F," oh proud Quebecois brother!Wink
 
(There's one grammar mistake too -- but you write and spell English excellently overall, Bern!Thumbs Up)
 
Anyway, this poll is meant to promote laughter, not provoke anxiety -- I'll correct no one else here! Embarrassed
 
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I woz topp in mi clarse for speling, i've nevverr yoozed a spelchicker in mi lyffe!!!
 
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Uh, Peter, I concur your howl of despair. To answer the poll question -- yes, of course (although I have no idea how to use the Spell Check...), though the most tempting option is "The United States is a European country"... There is great difference between typos and mistakes, and too many of spelling errors are the results of mistakes. I do make mistakes, of course, English isn't my native language, but most of them aren't in spelling but in (non-)use of articles (both definite and indefinite ones) and in sequence of tenses. But spelling? -- it is the easiest part, the easiest to be checked. It really infuriates, irritates, annoys me. In my native language especially. But the process is omnipresent (relating to some recent threads). By the way, can anybody explain me, what is the problem with the word "definitely"? This is one of the most common mistakes I see. It is misspelled in some different ways, mostly as "definat(e)ly". Where from do they derive this form? From "defination"??? 

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I think my english is good, though it could have been sligtly better. When it comes to edit reply's etc, I always edit if i notice any spelling mistakes.
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First option for me. As many may know by now, I am a stickler for spelling (that comes from having been a language teacher for over 15 years), and I am very proud of the fact that my English spelling is better than that of many native speakers (of course I can spell very well in Italian too, though I admit to having some problems with word stresses in French). Even if Italian is considered a phonetic language, therefore somewhat easier to spell than English or French, many native speakers (especially very young people) make appalling spelling mistakes. Now that spell checkers are available, there's no excuse for that any more!
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There are some...strange choices on that poll.

It's not very hard to spell check what you've written.

 
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I don't mind bad spelling too much if people make sense. The worst thing is when someone types in something really stupid or offensive AND spells it wrong as well.
 
It can sometimes be very hard to spell check what you've written. For example, there's no spell checker here but on my emails it underlines words that are wrong even in Greek. Being English, my Greek spelling is not so good but I am learning a lot from the automatic spell checkers and AltaVista translation tools.


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To be honest, I was a little shocked when I noticed that I write better English than some of the native speakers. My English is far from flawless, but I'd like to think I'm fairly articulate and most of the time I'm able to express myself clearly.

Obviously, if English isn't your first language, you're bound to make some spelling mistakes, but if you're a native speaker and still can't spell (at all) - There's pretty much no excuse for that IMO.


Edited by Jimbo - September 07 2006 at 06:38
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